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12:20 pm
Thu February 14, 2013

Chicago Youth Hopeful, Cautious Ahead of President's Visit

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We are going to continue our conversation about gun violence. We're focusing on Chicago. President Obama is heading there tomorrow and our next guests say it's really about time that the violence in Chicago receives this kind of high level attention and response. They're both young people living in Chicago and they've both been directly affected by violence. They say that voices like theirs are not being heard in the national gun control debates, so we are going to bring them to you now.

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The Two-Way
12:01 pm
Thu February 14, 2013

Cruise Ship Triumph Will Dock Late Thursday, Carnival Says

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Makeshift tents are seen on the deck of the Carnival cruise ship Triumph, in a photo taken Sunday, the first day it spent without engine power. The image was provided by Kalin Hill of Houston.
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The Carnival cruise ship Triumph drifts in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, before the arrival of tugs that are now towing it to Mobile. The ship is expected to arrive Thursday night.
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Spectators watch the Carnival cruise ship Triumph near Dauphin Island, Ala., Thursday, as the ship is towed to a terminal in Mobile. The Triumph is expected to arrive late Thursday night.
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Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 2:21 am

The Carnival cruise ship Triumph docked in Mobile, Ala., late Thursday night, as the job of towing the stricken 100,000-ton ship hundreds of miles across the Gulf of Mexico took longer than expected. The ship's 3,143 passengers had coped with sewage problems and a lack of ventilation since Sunday, when the Triumph was crippled by an engine room fire.

Updated 2:15 a.m. ET Friday: All Passengers Disembarked

A spokesman for Carnival says all passengers have left the cruise ship that was stranded for days without power and running water.

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The Salt
11:23 am
Thu February 14, 2013

Bean-To-Bar Chocolate Makers Dare To Bare How It's Done

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Askinosie buys beans directly from small farmers. The goal: better quality control, and more cash to the growers.
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Workers in Madagascar prepare cocoa beans for drying. The process has a big effect on the quality of the finished chocolate.
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The Dandelion Chocolate factory has an open workspace where patrons can watch--and smell--the chocolate as it is ground, conched, formed into bars, and wrapped.
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Dandelion Chocolate lures customers into its San Francisco factory with a cafe and store. Co-founder Cameron Ring says most people don't know how chocolate is made, even if they eat it every day.
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Is it chocolate yet? Customers can test the finished product on the spot at Dandelion Chocolate's storefront cafe.
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Shawn Askinosie, founder of Askinosie Chocolate, buys cocoa beans directly from farmers, like this Uwate cocoa farmers group in Tenende, Tanzania. Dealing direct "impacts the flavor of chocolate, and it brings the consumers closer to the producers," Askinosie says.
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Askinosie Chocolate, launched six years ago, is one of the pioneers of the bean-to-bar movement. Bars are made with beans from single regions, or a single farm.
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The founders of Madécasse sought to base the entire chocolate-making process, from farm through factory, in Madagascar. The goal: keep jobs and cash in Africa.
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Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 2:11 pm

If you're looking to buy chocolate in San Francisco this Valentine's Day, just follow your nose down Valencia Street. "A lot of people walk in [and say], 'Oh, my gosh, the smell!" says Cameron Ring, co-owner of Dandelion Chocolate.

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Business
11:15 am
Thu February 14, 2013

How The American-US Airways Merger Might Affect You

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A US Airways plane rests near two American Airlines jets at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last year. The combined carrier would be named American Airlines.
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An American Airlines 737-800 aircraft featuring the company's new logo sits at a gate at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in January. American's merger with US Airways would create the largest U.S. airline.
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Originally published on Thu February 14, 2013 5:24 pm

American Airlines and US Airways on Thursday announced they plan to merge to create the country's largest airline, with a route network stretching from coast to coast, and covering large swaths of Latin America, Europe, Canada, the Caribbean and Africa.

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The Two-Way
8:45 am
Thu February 14, 2013

'I Thought We Were Dead,' Says One Of Cop Killer's Hostages

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Karen and Jim Reynolds.
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Originally published on Thu February 14, 2013 1:05 pm

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Law
3:04 am
Thu February 14, 2013

The Drug Laws That Changed How We Punish

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The Jan. 4, 1973, edition of the New York Daily News reports that Gov. Rockefeller's State of the State speech called for a life sentence for drug pushers.
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New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller had been a champion of drug rehabilitation, job training and housing. Then, he did a dramatic about-face and backed strict sentences for low-level criminals.
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Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 3:05 am

The United States puts more people behind bars than any other country, five times as many per capita compared with Britain or Spain.

It wasn't always like this. Half a century ago, relatively few people were locked up, and those inmates generally served short sentences. But 40 years ago, New York passed strict sentencing guidelines known as the "Rockefeller drug laws" — after their champion, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller — that put even low-level criminals behind bars for decades.

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Animals
5:22 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Westminster Dog Show Winner Becomes Overnight Celebrity

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Originally published on Wed February 13, 2013 9:44 pm

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

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Animals
5:22 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Stranded Sea Lions Turning Up Earlier In Southern California

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Originally published on Wed February 13, 2013 9:44 pm

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

And I'm Audie Cornish. Every year, sea lions get stranded along the coast of Southern California, coming onto land hungry and lost. It doesn't usually happen in February, but this year, dozens more sea lion pups than usual have turned up in beachfront neighborhoods like Malibu and Laguna Beach. Some have been found under parked cars and in people's swimming pools.

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Around the Nation
5:22 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Carnival Cruise Passengers On Fourth Day With Limited Power

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Originally published on Wed February 13, 2013 9:44 pm

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

And I'm Audie Cornish.

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Politics
5:22 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Senate Takes First Formal Step Toward Immigration Reform

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Originally published on Wed February 13, 2013 9:44 pm

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

And I'm Robert Siegel.

Today, the Senate took its first formal step toward overhauling immigration laws. The Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss what new legislation should look like. And while changing immigration law has become a bipartisan cause since the 2012 election, Republicans still presented some stiff resistance.

NPR's David Welna has the story.

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